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WoT Console: Update 4.6

Been a while since we’ve covered WoT Console, the last big news being it’s addition of “Mercenary” content (Because why add what people ask for when you can just make stuff up?). Three months after that update Console is going all in with the Mercenary line, and some balance updates that the community has been waiting nearly a year for. Was it worth it? Let’s look (Note- WoT Console only sees fit to do huge balance changes once in a blue moon, so the Tank Changes are reserved for the end do the large amount of them):

New Content

Mercenary Tree Additions

Eight new Mercenary tanks and commanders are being added, looking about as good as a T29 mashed with an IS-2:

These will be earned more or less the same way as the previous Mercenary tanks, through time limited Operations that can be bought out (or at least partially bought out) with gold.

New/Returning Maps

This update will bring back the long missed Pearl River, as well as bringing a PvE map into PvP under the name Caen 1944 (though for a map named after a French city there seems to be little city):

New Tier Xs

The British and Chinese tech trees will see the addition of tanks that aren’t colored on, with the addition of the Super Conqueror and WZ-111-5A respectivly.

UI/Player Features

Health Bar Numbers

Only took 4 and a half years of asking from the community, but WoT Console has finally seen fit to add numbers to the tank health bars so players can accurately judge the amount of HP and enemy has:

Platoon Changes

New rules have been implemented for platoons, including only allowing players to platoon with tanks of the same Tier and matchmaking spread. Artillery is now limited to three players per platoon (out of the five maximum on Console).

Also added are Persistent Platoons, which essentially serve as public platoons that players can drop in and out of.

Full Notes

For the total list of changes, here are the full update notes:

Update 4.6 Sizes

Xbox 360: 91MB Title Update + 1.87GB Download

Xbox One: 4.1GB

PS4: 3.2GB

New Features

8 New Mercenary Tech Tree Vehicles

As the war continues, so does the demand for Mercenaries. Discover eight new Mercenary Tech Tree tanks commanded by an unruly bunch of heroes! Keep an eye on the Mercenary Tech Tree and the portal for when their Contracts become available. These Mercenary Commanders are inspired by real Wargaming employees! Maybe you’ll recognise some familiar faces…

Thresher – Contract available now!

Sharpshooter – Contract available now!

Stinger – Contract available now!

Long Reach – Coming soon!

Thunder-Bucket – Coming soon!

Roundabout – Coming soon!

Deadbolt – Coming soon!

The Machine – Coming soon!

Arty Trajectory Cam

A popular player requested feature for Artillery vehicles has been added.

‘Trajectory’ view provides Artillery players with an alternative camera option, alongside the already-existing top-down Strategic view. This new camera view is lower to the ground, angled, and rotates automatically to simulate the direction of the shell’s travel, using the player’s tank as the central pivoting point.

Clear Camouflage has been added as an option for all tanks.

Dynamic battle music, with the option to toggle on/off via the audio options menu has been added.

HP Bars with Values

A highly demanded player request has been added: the ability to see tank’s Health Bar numbers! This option can be toggled on or off through the game Options and will be off by default. With this option turned on, players will be able to see tank’s current health / total health.

Platoon Changes

The Platoon system has undergone several improvements which change the way players interact and join Platoons through the introduction of Persistent Platoons. We’ve also adjusted the platoon rules to improve the quality of matches for all players and prevent the formation of fail platoons!

Multiplayer:

Players can only select the same Tier tank as the Platoon leader.

Platoons are limited to only 3 Artillery vehicles per platoon.

War Stories and Co-op:

Any Tier tanks can platoon together.

Platoons are limited to only 3 Artillery vehicles per platoon.

Randomize Crew Name Button Added

Players can now select the ‘Dice’ icon to have a Crew name randomly generated while in Crew customization.

Tank Rebalancing

We have adjusted and re-balanced a large amount of the vehicles in-game.

Two Tier X Tech Tree additions

Two new heavy hitters representing UK and China have entered the game at Tier X!

Branching from the WZ-111 1-4, the heavily anticipated WZ-111 5A has been added to the Chinese Tech Tree at Tier X alongside the existing 113!

Branching from the Conqueror, the long-awaited Super Conqueror has been added the UK Tech tree at Tier X joining its fellow heavy tanks, the Chieftain and FV215b!

New Maps

Two maps have been added to rotation:

Caen – 1944

Pearl River

Other Improvements

New WGCB logo video added.

We have replaced the War Stories video during the login process with the new WGCB logo video.

War Stories video moved to the War Stories game mode.

The War Stories video has been moved and will play once per session upon entering the War Stories game mode.

Garage scenery updated.

We have updated the props in the garage with Mercenary-related props to improve the immersion, including:

Rusty Jeep, Tusk tank, and Mercenary personnel.

Improved the Spectator HUD.

When using the Spectator mode in Team Training, destroyed players’ information will now be grayed out and less distracting.

Improved Contract visibility.

While in the Mercenary Tech Tree, the Purchase display on the sidebar has been replaced with a Contract detail display.

Updated the UI for Supplies and Equipment with a new style.

The nation flag icons in the filter have been changed to rectangles to allow for more space for future nations.

Updated font and art for the following:

“Recruit a crew” is now in all caps, center-aligned, and smaller.

The camouflage name on the sidebar now uses Stencil for the owned camouflage display.

they nerfed the frankestain tanks they created one patch after their introduction….way to go Chicago.
foch has side armor buff the foch 155 is missing
they turned the amx 30/30B into their PC counterpart WITHOUT the DPM buff

They gave the Pershing 221mm of pen, and the black prince 200mm.. Might have to buy back the T32 with its dpm and accuracy buff as well. Though I have to admit I gave the game a 70+ day break after I got war thunder on xbox and they gave us the idiotic mercenary tanks.